Scott is a distinctive choice, ranked #1025 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Scott in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1025
US Rank #565
About the Name Scott
Scott has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 259 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #48 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 10 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Scott is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #565, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Scott
Unlikely. With around 29 UK babies named Scott per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Scott in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Scott has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 259 places in the last five years. Its peak was #48 in 1996. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Scott is more popular in the US (#565) than in the UK (#1025). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Scott include: David Scott — David Randolph Scott is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon.; Jonah Scott — Jonah Scott is an American voice actor.; Scott MacFarlane (journalist) — Scott MacFarlane is an American journalist and broadcaster who is chief Washington correspondent and anchor at MeidasTouch..
Scott ranks #565 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
29
UK babies named Scott (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 259 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Scott
Likely around 1 other Scott in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Scott
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
David Randolph Scott is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and commanded Apollo 15, the fourth lunar landing; he is one of four surviving Moon walkers and the only living commander of a spacecraft that landed on the Moon.
Jonah Scott is an American voice actor. He is known for his roles in Beastars as Legoshi, Akudama Drive as Courier, High-Rise Invasion as Sniper Mask, Dying Light 2: Stay Human as Aiden Caldwell, SK8 the Infinity as Joe, and Blue Lock as Oliver Aiku.
Scott MacFarlane is an American journalist and broadcaster who is chief Washington correspondent and anchor at MeidasTouch. He worked previously for CBS News as a justice correspondent and at NBC Washington as an investigative reporter.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery expedition of 1901–04 and the Terra Nova expedition of 1910–13. On the first expedition, Scott set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82°S and discovered the Antarctic Plateau, on which the South Pole is located.